diff --git a/changedetectionio/forms.py b/changedetectionio/forms.py
index 121b4458..11792d62 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/forms.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/forms.py
@@ -308,8 +308,12 @@ class ValidateAppRiseServers(object):
         # so that the custom endpoints are registered
         from changedetectionio.apprise_plugin import apprise_custom_api_call_wrapper
         for server_url in field.data:
-            if not apobj.add(server_url):
-                message = field.gettext('\'%s\' is not a valid AppRise URL.' % (server_url))
+            url = server_url.strip()
+            if url.startswith("#"):
+                continue
+
+            if not apobj.add(url):
+                message = field.gettext('\'%s\' is not a valid AppRise URL.' % (url))
                 raise ValidationError(message)
 
 class ValidateJinja2Template(object):
diff --git a/changedetectionio/notification.py b/changedetectionio/notification.py
index a7328857..42dcdce7 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/notification.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/notification.py
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ def process_notification(n_object, datastore):
             n_title = jinja_render(template_str=n_object.get('notification_title', ''), **notification_parameters)
 
             url = url.strip()
+            if url.startswith('#'):
+                logger.trace(f"Skipping commented out notification URL - {url}")
+                continue
+
             if not url:
                 logger.warning(f"Process Notification: skipping empty notification URL.")
                 continue